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I am thinking about buying 3 pekin females for an individual. I am told they are 2 yrs old. How long do they lay eggs?? Are these girls too old now to be effective layers?? Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. coachhaze60 in NC

I am wondering if anybody else has seen this happening? I have a couple of Buff Rosters that are a tad bit confused. They like to ride one of my muscovy hens and they will fight over her. I am wondering if i will get a chuck or a dicken now,lol. coachhaze60 in NC

I am hoping that someone can help me on here. I have an Americauna Cross hen that has started pecking and eating eggs. She has run off one young hen that was broody and "killed" that egg as well. She has exhibited the behavior before. Any ideas on how to stop this?? I have her in a separate cage...

My little silky hen has now laid 4 of her green eggs. Anybody got any green ham,lol?? My calls are also penned up and have an occasional visitor from the pasersby that stop and look inside their pen. Found one of my Austrolorp hens in with them yesterday and was quite surprised when I retrieved...

I live in NC and have contacted several "mom and pop" stores about the possibility of selling my eggs. I had a small order ready to go until I called to confirm ( the order) and was told that the eggs need to be graded as per Health Department. Anybody have any ideas how to do this or who to...

I have a Saxony drake with bumblefoot. I have tried to give him antibiotics orally and can't get him to open his bill. I have him separated in a pen with straw any other ideas would be greatly appreciated. coachhaze in NC

Anybody having this happen? I have heard my roosters start crowing at hight a couple of different times. Is it because of the full moon or something else??

I have 4 chicks that were hatched out Aug 28. When do they need to go outside to be placed in cages?? Any help will be greatly appreciated. coachhaze60 in NC

I am looking to find out about any upcoming chicken shows and sales in Western NC within the next 2 months. Anybody know about anything coming up soon??

I am looking for bobwhite quail. I have 1 pair and an extra male whose mate died I am interested in a female bobwhite and 1 more pair. I live in Western NC

Came home form work to find one of my sex-link girls in the road trying to stand. I went to pick her up and noticed the left leg appeared broken; she apparently hit by a car. I have a few birds that escape to run across the road to a neighbor's cow pasture. I was wondering about putting her...

UPDATE ON DUMPED CHICKENS I went back again this morning; had to go out of town yesterday for parents' anniversary. All the chickens that I saw on saturday morning were killed by some critter, guessing it happened saturday night possibly during the day. The 6 i rescued are doing fine and are...

There was no house near this place. They were in the same place both times I caught them. The ones I brought home were very hungry and very thirsty and there was one that had been killed near where i found them. The game land areas are near my home and this is the third time i have seen...

I wanted to let you guys know about a situation i came across yesterday. I was driving to pick up my car that had been in the shop. I took a "back" way to the mechanic's place and was shocked to see around 12-15 chickens scratching on the side of the road looking for food. There was no house...

I am wondering if anybody else has seen this happen. I have a young Buff Orp roo that is around 1 yr old. He i chasing and riding two of my Muscovy girls. Will i end up with my first "dicken" or "chuck", lol??I laugh every time i see him take off to ride one of his girls. coachhaze60 in NC

I wa wondering if there is anything to do to stimulate my hens to lay any more eggs at this time?? Early in Spring had lots and lots of eggs how can I even out the egg production throughout the year?? I use laying mash and scratch feed is there anything else to do? Thanks for reading this...

I have an Indian Runner hen that has a large swollen area on her head. It doen't appear to painful but it is gross looking. She is currently sitting on a nest and she eats well,too. I am wondering if I should open the swollen area and let it drain. The other Indian Runners are fine and no...

I am hoping someone on here can help me locate one of these hens for my young gentleman. His mate was killed recently and really want to get another hen to try and keep him happy. If you have pictures I would appreciate it to see the little lady. Thanks again. coachhaze60 in NC

It does appear to be paralyzed on one side, but the young one can't stand nor has any use of its wing. Have never had any problems with marek's before. The other youngsters are all very lively. This one was fine on Sunday afternoon when I moved all of them. They have been eating cracked corn...

I would be interested in the young lady would you be willing to meet at a 1/2 way point. I am in Morganton, NC. PLease let me know. coachhaze60 in NC